Not sure if it's my ears or my amp, but I might finally be coming around to the DT250-250 where I previously complained that it was too bass light. I swapped my DACport (which some say is bass light) for my Apex Glacier and it seems quite a bit better, not to mention it's pretty clean sounding. The DT250-80 seems to have a bit of glare in the midrange.

Still, I might even be wanting more treble and mids. Blurriness in those areas might be the fault of the Glacier as it's tuned to be tubey sounding. Pretty sure that the DACport is clearer sounding than the Glacier... or not.

Indeed. Despite being a former owner of many flagship tier headphones like the HD800, LCD2, and TH900 I can still go back to the DT-250 250ohm and enjoy music to its fullest. I hear all details in a fairly smooth and neutral frequency response with good soundstage for a closed headphone. EQ improves it even further in my opinion:

I also have a pair of LCD-2, but when shifting directly from LCD-2 to DT 250, it almost feels as though a veil has been removed. As if all the impressive features have been taken away, and only "the real thing" has been left.

Reading through this thread gives the impression, that most people seem to prefer the 250 ohm version. If the 250 ohm versions is even better, maybe I should start the search.

My Beyerdynamic DT250 250 ohm arrived today and they sound way better than the DT250 80 ohm. They must be using different drivers, better cup dampening, and/or the drivers are tuned differently because the sound difference is so big. I sold my DT250-80 a few weeks ago so this is my comparison from memory.

- The DT250-250 has a more smoother and neutral frequency response. No annoying midrange resonance that the DT250-80 has.
- The DT250-250 has significantly better bass texture and accuracy. The DT250-80's housing would vibrate quite a bit more and doesn't sound as clean in the bass.
- The DT250-250 has more treble sparkle and an overall more smooth treble. The DT250-80 lacked some upper treble and whatever treble was present was a little bit harsh.
- The DT250-250 is harder to drive and less efficient than the DT250-80. They still good out of an iPhone for low dynamic-range pop and electronic music but for higher dynamic range jazz and classical an amp is a must. I'm using a Leckerton UHA-6S.MKII which provides more than enough volume. The DT250-80 doesn't really need an amp if you're using them straight out of an iPhone.

If you are a DT250-80 user and already enjoy them, I urge you to upgrade to a DT250-250 and get an amp (Fiio E12 is a good choice) because they are so much better.